accidental

How many syllables in accidental?

  4 syllables

Divide accidental into syllables:   ac-ci-den-tal
Primary syllable stress:   ac-ci-den-tal
Secondary syllable stress:   ac-ci-den-tal
How to pronounce accidental:   ak-si-den-tl
How to say accidental:

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Synonyms for accidental


1 syllable
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        1 syllable
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          2 syllables
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